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what romney didid on the dream act in the last debate is he moved to left. gingrich pushed him, and he said he would approve the dream act for those who join the military but not those in college. >> romney is so much like nelson rockefeller in 1964. from the northeast, hehe t tried to move to th right to get the nomination, and he made himself into a pretzel. meanwhile, barry goldwater, mr. conservative had his way with nelson rockefeller went to san franciscsco, and won the nomination. >> got crushed in the general election. who won n at theext cycle? richard nixon, wh was not a movementonservative. >> is part of romney's narrative against him, that he is a flip- flopper. of all the candidadates, it is hardest for romney to move. when he does that, the flilip-flop will stick to him. >> the documented that fought -- documented a flip- >> it has been widely reported, and my net worth is withthin that number -- between $150 million and 200-some-odd million dollars. >> i don't blame it governor romney for paying that tax rate. i blame the u.u.s. congresess. wa
what romney didid on the dream act in the last debate is he moved to left. gingrich pushed him, and he said he would approve the dream act for those who join the military but not those in college. >> romney is so much like nelson rockefeller in 1964. from the northeast, hehe t tried to move to th right to get the nomination, and he made himself into a pretzel. meanwhile, barry goldwater, mr. conservative had his way with nelson rockefeller went to san franciscsco, and won the nomination....
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, romney benefited the most from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now, either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a different strategy for the night, trying to pass a threshold to be seen as an acceptable alternative. he auctioned away from his more bellicose rhetoric. >> we can't kill our way out of the mess. i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al-qaeda. >> reporter: he so often expressed agreement with the president, seemingly frustrated. >> i'm pleased that you are now endorsing our police. governor romney, i'm glad that you agree. >> reporter: the most buzzy exchange came when the president responded with sarcasm to romney's charge that the navy fleet is too small. >> you mentioned the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships that we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. and so the question is not a game of battleship where we're counting ships. >> reporter: horses and bayo
, romney benefited the most from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now, either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a different strategy for the night, trying to pass a threshold to be seen as an acceptable alternative. he auctioned away from his more bellicose rhetoric. >> we can't kill our way out of the mess. i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al-qaeda. >> reporter: he so often expressed agreement with the...
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obama got more out of this debate and mitt romney did. -- ben mitt romney did. mitt romney knows he missed some opportunities but did not do so badly. we have a jump ball with a lot of the candidates' comments aimed at the swing states. >> what do the candidates have to do in round three? >> president obama tried to de- legitimize the attacks on his foreign policy and it was rooted out mitt romney criticized his handling of libya. the libya moment will live on in this debate. >> thank you so much. the time is 6:47. >> let's check in with jacqui jeras once again. >> it is looking to be a good afternoon but this morning, we are a little bit on the chilly side. everyone has been acting this week where is adam caskey and we have him in the field in our abc 7 storm chasers vehicle. what's going on out there? >> i should have a special spooky treat coming up tomorrow morning. we are in forestville. we see a little bit of brightness in the sky. the sun is beginning to pop up but the sun rises not until 7:20 a.m.. let's look at the current conditions. we dropped a few d
obama got more out of this debate and mitt romney did. -- ben mitt romney did. mitt romney knows he missed some opportunities but did not do so badly. we have a jump ball with a lot of the candidates' comments aimed at the swing states. >> what do the candidates have to do in round three? >> president obama tried to de- legitimize the attacks on his foreign policy and it was rooted out mitt romney criticized his handling of libya. the libya moment will live on in this debate....
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>>> in the top story, republican presidential nominee mitt romney is pairing for upcoming debates. >> democrats gather in charlotte, north carolina, for in week's convention, the president atepids a uaw labor rally in toledo. he'll go to louisiana to tour damage later on. >>> hundreds of residents are waiting for the power to come back a week after isaac. remnants of the storm are still dumping rain across arkansas and bringing the threat of severe weather. >>> heavy rain from ohio to the mid-atlantic and the deep south. thunderstorms in the southern rockies. >>> and finally, on this trail of the disappearing red panda. one of the cutest creatures on the planet. they are on the edge of extinction. >> dan harris traveled across the globe to place the red panda calls home. he found clues to their past closer to us. >> reporter: when the children press their noses up to the glass, captivated by these red panda cubs, they're staring into the face of a mystery. why is this animal, which once roamed vast regions of the earth now on the brink of extinction? our search for clues took us to th
>>> in the top story, republican presidential nominee mitt romney is pairing for upcoming debates. >> democrats gather in charlotte, north carolina, for in week's convention, the president atepids a uaw labor rally in toledo. he'll go to louisiana to tour damage later on. >>> hundreds of residents are waiting for the power to come back a week after isaac. remnants of the storm are still dumping rain across arkansas and bringing the threat of severe weather. >>>...
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tonight here at the debate, three big question, first can mitt romney who had a commanding lead here and now south carolina, can he be stopped? can santorum keep his momentum going? who on the stage tonight can beat president obama. the road to the republican presidential nomination runs straight through new hampshire and i want to turn to abc's jake tapper on the trail tonight in manchester. jake, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. as you say, romney leads in the polls in new hampshire, all of his rivals need a strong, respectable showing here on tuesday. so they are sharpening their attacks. the former governor of neighboring massachusetts who has a $10 million summer home in new hampshire, today campaigned like the cautious front-runner he is. >> don't get too confident with poll numbers. i've watched polls come and go, things change quickly. >> reporter: some of his rivals seem astounded that he and his moderate record are krucruising victory. if they have anything to say, they will stop the romney train. >> we thought romney care would be instituted which is the template f
tonight here at the debate, three big question, first can mitt romney who had a commanding lead here and now south carolina, can he be stopped? can santorum keep his momentum going? who on the stage tonight can beat president obama. the road to the republican presidential nomination runs straight through new hampshire and i want to turn to abc's jake tapper on the trail tonight in manchester. jake, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. as you say, romney leads in the polls in new...
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the second thing is, it tells me that mitt romney really blew those debates. the tax stuff was -- he was pathetic. >> colby 2/3 of the voters identified themselves as the evangelists yet they voted for a christian. >> he gave them fire and brimstone. he was the wrath of god in this campaign against obama and against mitt romney. he is the kind of person that if you like angry, if you like somebody who is a strong preacher you want newt gingrich. >> alright, gingrich got on the food stamp kick and said president obama has issued more food stamps than any president in history actually was george w. bush. >> this is incendiary language. newt gingric knows it is. and he will deny it. people on food stamps are not human beings -- are human beings who have had a bad patch. ronald reagan in 1984, march 20 boasted in the first reagan term that we now have more people on food stamps than at any time in history in my administration. newt gingrich bills and self as a reagan conservative and is anything but reagan carried reagan was non-mean publicly and newt gingrich is
the second thing is, it tells me that mitt romney really blew those debates. the tax stuff was -- he was pathetic. >> colby 2/3 of the voters identified themselves as the evangelists yet they voted for a christian. >> he gave them fire and brimstone. he was the wrath of god in this campaign against obama and against mitt romney. he is the kind of person that if you like angry, if you like somebody who is a strong preacher you want newt gingrich. >> alright, gingrich got on the...
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two of them in week, he received standing ovations by attacking the debate moderators, romney, on the other hand, found himself heckled for evasive answers on releasing his tax return. >> i'm look at what our documents are -- >> reporter: and then there were the attack ads. >> romney once bragged he's even more liberal than ted kennedy on social issues. wry would we ever vote for someone who is just like obama? >> reporter: south carolina is the first state where many of the harshest ads targeted romney. today romney, his eyes on the next round of primary, went on the offensive. calling on gingrich to release documents on the work for the failed mortgage company freddie mac. >> let's see what report he proceeded for fannie mae and freddie mac. what the contract looked like. i thought he said he was going to do that. let's have him describe his relationships in washington. >> reporter: rick santorum was belatedly named the winner of iowa caucuses after a recount and polls show him locked in a battle for third place with ron paul. back at tommy's ham house, we also caught up with calist
two of them in week, he received standing ovations by attacking the debate moderators, romney, on the other hand, found himself heckled for evasive answers on releasing his tax return. >> i'm look at what our documents are -- >> reporter: and then there were the attack ads. >> romney once bragged he's even more liberal than ted kennedy on social issues. wry would we ever vote for someone who is just like obama? >> reporter: south carolina is the first state where many of...
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governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, you will be shaking your head. it's a brand new race. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the election, he is saying that his big, bold idea is nevermind. >> this time he seemed just a little bit detached. didn't want to be there. >> knowing he is behind. he need to win. came in and fought the fight stylistically. he put the president on the defensive a number of times. >> the seats flipped backward. so people were -- essentially on the laps of the passengers behind them. with their legs up in the air. >> i have never seen anything like that in all my years, 30 years of covering the airline industry. >> you say you are optimistic that you and maria will one day be together. how can you find that
governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, you will be shaking your head. it's a brand new race. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the...
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president obama wants to be this to be a small debate about romney tax returns. about bain capital, what happened with the steel company two years after he left. romney wants to make this about bigger ideas. >> the question, i want to jump off that, but we saw with all of the ads that came out this week before the pick, you know, on the one hand, the priority u.s. ad, that suggests that someone died as a result of mitt romney's decisions. you had the romney campaign ad that clearly went farther in suggesting that president obama is gutting welfare. is it going to be possible with -- it seems like, cokie, that the campaigns care less and less what fact-checkers say about their ads? >> they could care less. absolutely decided that it's clear, they're going to run with it and the fact-checkers can have a ball but who cares? that's what the campaigns are doing, and ryan gives more opportunity to do that. but i think this whole sense of governor dean talked about, that, that, do people really believe that romney is going to be good for them? that's going to be somethi
president obama wants to be this to be a small debate about romney tax returns. about bain capital, what happened with the steel company two years after he left. romney wants to make this about bigger ideas. >> the question, i want to jump off that, but we saw with all of the ads that came out this week before the pick, you know, on the one hand, the priority u.s. ad, that suggests that someone died as a result of mitt romney's decisions. you had the romney campaign ad that clearly went...
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his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in determining the next president. paula, john. >> all right, thank you. >> and paul ryan's schedule is filling up. apparently ten fund-raising events, through the next month. and within just 24 hours they're saying it has given a big boost. $3.5 million rolled in from large and small donors and just continues to trickle in. >> interesting tactic, the obama campaiobama -- the romney campaign is going after obama now to say to pay for health care reforeign minister minister -- reform, he cut into medicare. heating up. >> he is. and the meeting with a billionaire who supported newt gng ri gingrich and would vow $100 million
his runningmate calls them a fad. >> reporter: as the president and mitt romney debate over energy, vice president joe biden came under fire for these comments he made on the campaign trail. >> he is going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. he might put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: the presidential campaign is definitely operating at full strength. candidates covered five swing states all of which will play a critical role in...
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mitt romney has a 24% lead over his opponents. this, the 14th gop debate, airs tonight at 9:00 eastern time right leer here on abc. >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords returned to arizona to be there for the anniversary of the deadly shooting there last year. >>> and a 50-year-old man shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law inside a hospital in georgia. the victims were visiting a relative in intensive care. the alleged gunman escaped. about two hours later he surrendered to police. >>> finally, a frozen pond in minnesota turned into an icy version of a slip-n-slide. the truck skidded almost 200 feet on to a pond before crashing through the ice. the driver was not seriously hurt. >>> time for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> it's an on and off foggy, soupy type of morning from brownsville, texas, through to florida. if you're near i-10 in the panhandle of florida, take extra time and plan ahead. how about temperatures. that's the other big headline here for the weekend. atlanta, 62 today after dealing with haul that
mitt romney has a 24% lead over his opponents. this, the 14th gop debate, airs tonight at 9:00 eastern time right leer here on abc. >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords returned to arizona to be there for the anniversary of the deadly shooting there last year. >>> and a 50-year-old man shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law inside a hospital in georgia. the victims were visiting a relative in intensive care. the alleged gunman escaped. about two hours later he...
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we are just a few hours from their latest debate. standing next to each other on stage, the two apparent front runners, rick santorum and mitt romney. we're joined live from new hampshire with a preview. >> good evening. tonight's debate comes at a pivotal point in this campaign. mitt romney has a massive lead here in new hampshire. but it's a battle for second place. >> you're the best. thank you. >> things are looking good for mitt romney here in new hampshire. this morning he had an enthusiastic crowd for a little favor. >> fresh from that landslide in iowa maybe can we double that number? you know, instead of an eight-vote margin, maybe 16? >> if the polls are correct romney will win new hampshire by a lot more than just 16 votes. a new poll shows him with massive 24-point lead. but if there's one thing new hampshire voters don't like, it's a victory party before the votes are counted. so romney isn't taking anythinger to granted. >> things change very quickly. it's very fluid. >> tonight's abc news-yahoo! news debate is a high-s
we are just a few hours from their latest debate. standing next to each other on stage, the two apparent front runners, rick santorum and mitt romney. we're joined live from new hampshire with a preview. >> good evening. tonight's debate comes at a pivotal point in this campaign. mitt romney has a massive lead here in new hampshire. but it's a battle for second place. >> you're the best. thank you. >> things are looking good for mitt romney here in new hampshire. this morning...
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look at our poll ten days ago coming out of the final debate, mitt romney was the one up three points coming out then. over the course of the last ten days president obama has steadily closed the gap tied for much of that but as you say he is three points ahead and closed the began on handling the economy. i think that's what's most important here. threes been a steady stream of encouraging economic news, good jobs number, consumer confidence, housing market coming off the bottom, stock market is up, add that all up, people are feeling better about how president obama's handling the economy basically tied with mitt romney. >> and, of course, the haging of the storm has also been part of this but the battleground states, what are we seeing right now. >> what we're seeing now is the president is either tied or ahead of all the key battleground states and hurricane sandy had to have helped there as well. the president's job approval is up to 51% and for most of the hurricane, people saw the president doing his job. they basically liked what they saw so as i said you look at those battleg
look at our poll ten days ago coming out of the final debate, mitt romney was the one up three points coming out then. over the course of the last ten days president obama has steadily closed the gap tied for much of that but as you say he is three points ahead and closed the began on handling the economy. i think that's what's most important here. threes been a steady stream of encouraging economic news, good jobs number, consumer confidence, housing market coming off the bottom, stock market...
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romney will be going into debate preparations, some practice. and with t race so close, close debates could prove critical ts year. >> after the convention it's about those debates. david, thank you. as the democrats prepare for their convention in charlotte, charlotte is getting ready for the democrats. it's being transformed into a conventional. tonight after last week's convention with speeches from ann romney to clint eastwood, what now from the democrats? cecilia vega is in charlotte tonight. >> reporter: the finishing touches are under way. some of the biggest names in politics are about to be center stage. can democrats in charlotte outshine republicans in tampa? >> i love you women! >> let us begin that future for america tonight. >> rorter: to that odd conversation with the empty chair. >> i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> reporter: now it's time for the democrats to roll out their a-listers. some of hollywood's biggest names will play a starring role, james taylor, the foo fighters, john legend and, the black eyed peace. then
romney will be going into debate preparations, some practice. and with t race so close, close debates could prove critical ts year. >> after the convention it's about those debates. david, thank you. as the democrats prepare for their convention in charlotte, charlotte is getting ready for the democrats. it's being transformed into a conventional. tonight after last week's convention with speeches from ann romney to clint eastwood, what now from the democrats? cecilia vega is in charlotte...
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we remember your zinger at the debate. it came after romney called himself the candidate of change. ca mccain said this. >> i agree, you are the candidate of change. >> reporter: this is about his flip-flopping. >> pretty good line. >> reporter: i'm curious why you changed your mind four years later. >> after the campaign was over, we got together, families got together. >> reporter: you don't have concerns over his evolving views anymore? >> oh, no, no. >> reporter: senator mccain telling me today that even among the social conservatives they are going to try to court, he believes jobs and the economy is still the number one issue, which is why he's endorsing romney. they'll be traveling to south carolina tomorrow to try to court some of those conservatives and, diane, we'll be there every step of the way. >> and the race is changing moment by moment. thank you, david. >>> as we mentioned, last night, michelle bachlme bachmann did p brave face, asking her husband to dance with her, as the disappointing results ka imin. she was finishing behind. but in the cold, hard reality of the
we remember your zinger at the debate. it came after romney called himself the candidate of change. ca mccain said this. >> i agree, you are the candidate of change. >> reporter: this is about his flip-flopping. >> pretty good line. >> reporter: i'm curious why you changed your mind four years later. >> after the campaign was over, we got together, families got together. >> reporter: you don't have concerns over his evolving views anymore? >> oh, no,...
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we're going have a debate this saturday. you'll see, i think -- >> i think he's taking the truth. >> i think he's saying, he seems to be telling -- he's going to be contrasting with mitt romney. much more directly. >> if he finishes in iowa, that's damaging to him. i know he's currently leading in south carolina and florida. but after iowa, i mean, we have seen mike huckabee change the dynamics of the poll in 2008. i don't think romney can count on his standing in other polls in other states, after iowa if he finishes purely there. >> that was the strategy on his part. after the early debates, every republican that watched him liked the fact that he didn't go after fellow candidates. he said that we only have one real opponent and that's barack obama. remember when perry and romney were going after each other? he was above it all. it worked for him until the romney ads came out. >> but he's been tanking. it's been ten days and he's tanked significantly after ten ten days of ads. it seems odd that he hasn't changed his strate
we're going have a debate this saturday. you'll see, i think -- >> i think he's taking the truth. >> i think he's saying, he seems to be telling -- he's going to be contrasting with mitt romney. much more directly. >> if he finishes in iowa, that's damaging to him. i know he's currently leading in south carolina and florida. but after iowa, i mean, we have seen mike huckabee change the dynamics of the poll in 2008. i don't think romney can count on his standing in other polls...
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not just in the republican debate. >> last night mitt romney abandoned the job creation argument. it was the ability to make wealth in this country. his job creation numbers have been repudiated. his tax figures will now be raked over. he has offshore banking accounts via bain. this is a moment not of populism in this country. but he has now entered a moment which i think his team never anticipated. there was a smugness and arrogance of being the evident candidate. that led him to be unaware of the mood in the country at the moment. a view that the elites in this country, that the government is rigged against you. you need to find a way to open it up. >> how do you explain why mitt romney is having so much difficulty with this issue? what is he trying to hide? where does the discomfort come from? >> on the taxes? >> yeah. >> i don't know. we'll know when we get perhaps more than two years. once you start from maybe i'll release one year, then you say i'm going to release two. what's in the third year. if you release the third, what's in the fourth? >> i don't think it has anything
not just in the republican debate. >> last night mitt romney abandoned the job creation argument. it was the ability to make wealth in this country. his job creation numbers have been repudiated. his tax figures will now be raked over. he has offshore banking accounts via bain. this is a moment not of populism in this country. but he has now entered a moment which i think his team never anticipated. there was a smugness and arrogance of being the evident candidate. that led him to be...
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. >> these debates have supercharged our campaign. no question about it. more and more enthusiasm. >> but so far the momentum that romney has described hasn't been enough to trump the simple math of this race. the popular vote may be a dead heat but the electoral map is in the president's favor. take a look. if the president picks up just three battlegrounds, ohio, iowa and wisconsin, he wins. what's more, he's also ahead in battle grounds of iowa and new hampshire. now, look at romney, these are the ones that he's expected to keep. he's ahead in colorado, nevada. if he wins all four, it's not enough. obama still wins the electoral college. one key point on this, diane, while president obama is ahead in many of these battle ground state polls he's still not crossed the 50% threshold. remains as much undecided voters that either candidate can win. >>> the news tonight about the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. six weeks ago costing four americans their lives including ambassador chris stevens. we have learned the name of a
. >> these debates have supercharged our campaign. no question about it. more and more enthusiasm. >> but so far the momentum that romney has described hasn't been enough to trump the simple math of this race. the popular vote may be a dead heat but the electoral map is in the president's favor. take a look. if the president picks up just three battlegrounds, ohio, iowa and wisconsin, he wins. what's more, he's also ahead in battle grounds of iowa and new hampshire. now, look at...
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what president obama will try to do in those debates is, he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be about the obama record. he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. romney is going to argue, mr. president, you have already done that. >> and the obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. but when they look at the battleground states, they believe that the president, at least, has a relatively comfortable lead in the electoral college. lot is going to happen between now and november. we have three unemployment reports coming. >>> and be sure to join george later on abc's "this week" when he goes one-on-one with the architect of president obama's 2008 win, white house senior adviser david plouffe and george and diane sawyer lead our live democratic convention in primetime, starting at 10:00 eastern on tuesday night. dan? >>> now to that terrifying discovery at a popular beach along the new england coast. a gi
what president obama will try to do in those debates is, he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be about the obama record. he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. romney is going to argue, mr. president, you have already done that. >> and the obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. but when they look at...
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after romney. and will he then have to go after rick santorum? a lot to look forward to saturday night. thanks to all. terry? >> and thank you, george and die yap. listening to the round payable there, it feels here, as well, it's almost the kind of none of the above caucus. no one quite captured the imagination of majority of the caucus go eers, obviously. and we will be right back with more of abc news' special coverage of the iowa caucuses. it's your voice, your vote. sergio! christina! question for you. what factors led you to buy your explorer. definitely the ecoboost option. what's pretty amazing is that you can get the fuel economy of a car in an suv. that basically did it for us. and the technology... oh, my goodness, the technology is amazing. everything is touch. you can actually talk to the car and it talks back to you. what have your friends said about your explorer? can we drive it? can we borrow it? what's your answer? no. no way. uh uh. (laugh) what's going on? we ordered a gift onli
after romney. and will he then have to go after rick santorum? a lot to look forward to saturday night. thanks to all. terry? >> and thank you, george and die yap. listening to the round payable there, it feels here, as well, it's almost the kind of none of the above caucus. no one quite captured the imagination of majority of the caucus go eers, obviously. and we will be right back with more of abc news' special coverage of the iowa caucuses. it's your voice, your vote. sergio!...
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momentum after that first debate. he took back three, four points. that race went to where it was. it stayed there for flee weeks. i do believe that sandy has had an effect. monday morning, mitt romney would have won the popular vote and electoral vote. what happened during the course of this week, because of the president's handling on it. you could see a slight change in his approval rating. slight change in his favorability. >> the president has been at that 50. >> that's an important number. because we know that presidents can get re-elected at that it happened again in 2004. you really felt this week, like the air went out of the romney balloon. from the first debate on, it was just blowing up and up and up. and even though the numbers weren't changing that much, there was a real sense of movement in that campaign. >> ron brownstein, a question that i just asked ed gillespie. you see that especially in these state polls which shows the consistent lead for the president. but you also heard ed gillespie there. they
momentum after that first debate. he took back three, four points. that race went to where it was. it stayed there for flee weeks. i do believe that sandy has had an effect. monday morning, mitt romney would have won the popular vote and electoral vote. what happened during the course of this week, because of the president's handling on it. you could see a slight change in his approval rating. slight change in his favorability. >> the president has been at that 50. >> that's an...
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and leave romney and biden to duke it out after that. i feel like they both are in a different class. >> reporter: they're going to love hearing that. to be honest with you, the romney campaign probably wouldn't mind hearing that tonight. they are reveling in the swelling crowds for paul ryan, the star pow earl he's helped bring to this ticket. but the star power in iowa today, michelle obama. the first lady hoping to help her husband carry that state again in november. diane? >> from the campaign trail, david muir once again tonight. thank you, david. 83 days now until americans head to thele tos. a big legal decision today about producing a voter i.d. at the polling place. today, a judge in pennsylvania approved a republican-sponsored law requiring residents of pennsylvania to show photo i.d., if they want to vote. the ruling is expected to be appealed by democratic critics, who say the law makes it harder for poor and young people to vote. >>> and all day long, images like these poured into our news room. tens of thousands of undocume
and leave romney and biden to duke it out after that. i feel like they both are in a different class. >> reporter: they're going to love hearing that. to be honest with you, the romney campaign probably wouldn't mind hearing that tonight. they are reveling in the swelling crowds for paul ryan, the star pow earl he's helped bring to this ticket. but the star power in iowa today, michelle obama. the first lady hoping to help her husband carry that state again in november. diane? >>...
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>> mitt romney is not wasting time getting ready for new hampshire. he will accept the endorsement of senator john mccain later today. >>> more good news for mitt romney. a republican official says the 2008 republican presidential nominee john mccain is endorsing mitt romney. that is scheduled to be announced later today. john mccain a peter madonie in 2008 to win the gop presidential nomination. count on-- john mccain defeated mitt romney in 2008. wjla.com has all things related to politics. >>> harry thomas jr., reports he will resign from counsel. jennifer donelan is live in northwest washington with more. >> good morning. this is a developing situation. the news broke last night. according to reports, it is not a question of if he will resign. it is a question of when. the scandal appears to be coming to a head. his council seat may soon be vacant. fbi agents last month raided his palace on 17th street. he's accused of diverting to $300,000 in taxpayer funds to himself. the money was supposed to go to sports programs. the city attorney general sai
>> mitt romney is not wasting time getting ready for new hampshire. he will accept the endorsement of senator john mccain later today. >>> more good news for mitt romney. a republican official says the 2008 republican presidential nominee john mccain is endorsing mitt romney. that is scheduled to be announced later today. john mccain a peter madonie in 2008 to win the gop presidential nomination. count on-- john mccain defeated mitt romney in 2008. wjla.com has all things related...
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candidates will see debates on their poll numbers with romney in the middle, santorum on the side and rick perry down. >> and romney gave his troops a rousing speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies. amber waves of grain. does corn qualify as amber waves of grain? not exactly. but you get the idea. >> no, um. jimmy, actually, that speech was from last week. i want last night's heartfelt victory speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies, amber waves of grain. if corn qualifies an amber wave of grain. >> that's from thursday. last night. >> oh, beautiful. for spacious skies. >> i want last night's victory speech. mitt romney moved by the moment. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies. >> all right. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, jim. that's enough. i think we'll all remember where we were every time we heard that. >> got to love colbert. >> can wsee newt gingrich in the taop
candidates will see debates on their poll numbers with romney in the middle, santorum on the side and rick perry down. >> and romney gave his troops a rousing speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies. amber waves of grain. does corn qualify as amber waves of grain? not exactly. but you get the idea. >> no, um. jimmy, actually, that speech was from last week. i want last night's heartfelt victory speech. >> oh, beautiful, for spacious skies, amber waves of grain. if...
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romney and mr. obama on afghanistan going forward. both subscribed to the end of 2014 timetable. >> senator paul, you and your father both tried to spark more of a debate inside your party on foreign policy. >> well, and this is one area that cory and i are aligned. i heard he speech and he said that he wants to come home from afghanistan. yes, come home. the sooner the better. in the area of afghanistan and pakistan, one area that wasn't discussed enough, somehow this doctor's name got leaked, who's now being held in prison, president obama has awarded pakistan money in foreign aid. when i get bam i'm going to ask that no more foreign aid be sent to pakistan until he's released. he helped us get bin laden. we shouldn't be spending good money after bad in pakistan. you talked about building roads in america? let's stop spending it overseas. bring it home. >> this is one area there's a big difference, we can't shirk on supporting. if we're going to call ourselves "the home of brave," these are the kind of investments but not only wars
romney and mr. obama on afghanistan going forward. both subscribed to the end of 2014 timetable. >> senator paul, you and your father both tried to spark more of a debate inside your party on foreign policy. >> well, and this is one area that cory and i are aligned. i heard he speech and he said that he wants to come home from afghanistan. yes, come home. the sooner the better. in the area of afghanistan and pakistan, one area that wasn't discussed enough, somehow this doctor's name...
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did he make romney a better candidate or did he put im in a box, as "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne has suggested? >> santorum appealeded to voters who like his ideology -- did not care if he was going to win or not, but like him talki about social issues one at the party structure wanted a candididate who would talk about economic issues, who was mitt romney. he forced mitt romney in little farther to the right than mitt romney wanted to go, and now in the general which is sort of begun already, mitt romney is having a harder time going back towards the middle, trying to pick up independent and moderate voters. that was santorum's lasting contribution to the race. >> we know that college-educatedd white males like him. who else, mark? >> pbably conservaves like him, evangelicals, high-income voters. his profile is that of most republan nominees. about rick santorum, l let it be said that he indicated at validated what i think is the nominating process. he was david taking on the goliath. he wt into iowa and went into all 99 counties. but for the screw up by the iowa republic
did he make romney a better candidate or did he put im in a box, as "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne has suggested? >> santorum appealeded to voters who like his ideology -- did not care if he was going to win or not, but like him talki about social issues one at the party structure wanted a candididate who would talk about economic issues, who was mitt romney. he forced mitt romney in little farther to the right than mitt romney wanted to go, and now in the general which...
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. >> the republican party will have a debate before we are prepared to have a great debate with barack obama. >> mitt romney is not wasting time getting ready for new hampshire. this was the losses turnout in republican caucus history. even though it was close, they will not have a recount. >> mitt romney has also won the support of arizona senator john mccain. he will indorse romney for the 2012 nomination. that will happen sometime today. stay with us on abc 7 for complete election coverage. in about 15 minutes josh will have a closer look at last night's winners and losers. >>> president obama is pushing his economic message this morning. he will fly to ohio, crucial swing state with a rising unemployment rate. >>> resignation rumors around an embattled member of the d.c. council. wtop says ward 5 councilman harry thomas jr. is in negotiations to step down. >> it stems from the federal investigation into allegations that he used city money for personal expenses. jennifer donelan is live in northwest d.c. with much more. good morning. >> good morning. so far this morning no official
. >> the republican party will have a debate before we are prepared to have a great debate with barack obama. >> mitt romney is not wasting time getting ready for new hampshire. this was the losses turnout in republican caucus history. even though it was close, they will not have a recount. >> mitt romney has also won the support of arizona senator john mccain. he will indorse romney for the 2012 nomination. that will happen sometime today. stay with us on abc 7 for complete...
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we expect some fireworks at tomorrow night's debate. it is really a battle for second place here in new hampshire. mitt romney is going to win by a large margin. >> a lot of these candidates are already looking ahead to south carolina. is that a good move for them? >> rick perry has no choice. he is not going to show here at all. i think it was smart of irani to go there this week and plant the flag alone -- of mitt romney to go there this week and plant the flag a little bit. if he can come in the first or second there, the nomination fight will all be all but be over. >> we're going to be focusing on you on sunday because you are going back to "this week" on sunday. you picked a great week to get back there behind the desk. >> no question about it, coming off the big debate on saturday night. we will get a response from the obama team, and david axelrod. also mike huckabee, and we have a terrific roundtable coming up as well. we are ready to kick around everything from this week's debate and the two primaries in iowa and new hampshire
we expect some fireworks at tomorrow night's debate. it is really a battle for second place here in new hampshire. mitt romney is going to win by a large margin. >> a lot of these candidates are already looking ahead to south carolina. is that a good move for them? >> rick perry has no choice. he is not going to show here at all. i think it was smart of irani to go there this week and plant the flag alone -- of mitt romney to go there this week and plant the flag a little bit. if he...
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and romney promised that if mr. obama is re-elected it will be more of the same. >> i think it is interesting, with two presidential debates gone, the president still hasn't found an agenda for his second term. we have an agenda for our term. and our agenda is going to get this country working again. >> romney also said that over 3.5 million more women are now in pof teverty than when the president took office. up more debate, monday night, in florida, the topic, foreign policy. they estimated 1/5 of the population was watching the second debate last night. >> good to know right? >> it is very good to know. some numbers here. i know you are a cruncher, how many days to the election? >> 19. >> become to back gallup polls, give romney the edge. and there are new stats out that say, well first time, that romney has the hit the 50% mark in the likely voter poll. the president has never hit 50% in the likely voter poll. no candidate who led in mid october with 50% or more, as romney does right now, has gone on to lose. s
and romney promised that if mr. obama is re-elected it will be more of the same. >> i think it is interesting, with two presidential debates gone, the president still hasn't found an agenda for his second term. we have an agenda for our term. and our agenda is going to get this country working again. >> romney also said that over 3.5 million more women are now in pof teverty than when the president took office. up more debate, monday night, in florida, the topic, foreign policy....
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president obama fueled by the final debate performance with a blistering attack on what he calls romney's shifting positions, the condition he jokingly calls romnesia. >> we joke about romnesia. this is something important, this is about trust. you know, there is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. >> reporter: mitt romney in a race to the finish too. looking to build on the continued momentum from the first debate. firing back at the president. >> he has been reduced trying to defend character on sesame street and -- and word games of various kind, and, and then misfired attacks after one another. you know the truth is, attacks on me are not an agenda. >> reporter: both campaigns trying to reach the undecided voters left with targeted data. the obama campaign with a smart phone app hoping supporters will download it revealing which neighbors the campaign believes could be potential supporters. in fact, as we stand here in this denver neighborhood. on the obama application we downloaded see in this neighborhood alone there are 12 flags, 12 doors they hope supporte
president obama fueled by the final debate performance with a blistering attack on what he calls romney's shifting positions, the condition he jokingly calls romnesia. >> we joke about romnesia. this is something important, this is about trust. you know, there is no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. >> reporter: mitt romney in a race to the finish too. looking to build on the continued momentum from the first debate. firing back at the president. >> he...
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. >> reporter: late today, mitt romney boarding a plane for florida, after hours in debate prep. but with new polling sending mixed signals, who is really winning this race right now? everyone at home keeping score, who is winning the race tonight? >> obama. >> reporter: by how much? >> not by much. we think he might be up by one point nationally and two points in the most important battleground states. >> reporter: in the political word, nate silver is known as a numbers wit, for his blog in "the new york times." the answer so why he thinks the president is winning right now lies in the battlegrounds. look at this. just one key scenario. if the president can hold onto his leads in ohio, wisconsin and iowa, and he'd have the electoral map to win. in fact, romney could sweep six other swing states and it still would not be enough. nate's math also takes into account the stock market, the unemployment rate. and just today, we learned in seven key swing states, unemployment dropped, including the must-win state now for both campaigns, ohio. overnight at the al smith dinner a traditi
. >> reporter: late today, mitt romney boarding a plane for florida, after hours in debate prep. but with new polling sending mixed signals, who is really winning this race right now? everyone at home keeping score, who is winning the race tonight? >> obama. >> reporter: by how much? >> not by much. we think he might be up by one point nationally and two points in the most important battleground states. >> reporter: in the political word, nate silver is known as a...
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really one of the real flash points in the debate is when governor romney said to the president, you say i let detroit go bankrupt but you wanted to -- but you let detroit go bankrupt. you, he said, took detroit into bankruptcy and he said that is precisely what i wanted and that's what ultimately happened. but, diane, there's a little bit of a half truth here. it is true that under president obama's plan chrysler and general motors did go through chapter 11 bankruptcy. it was a managed bankruptcy, but they did it with $80 billion of federal money. that was the bailout in the auto bailout and that is something that romney opposed. he thought that money should come from the private sector and many experts said there wasn't money in the private sector for the auto industry at that point and then there was this one, i think this was actually the most heated exchange in the debate, it was on the question of oil and natural gas drilling on public lands. take a listen. >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people and the world that we are
really one of the real flash points in the debate is when governor romney said to the president, you say i let detroit go bankrupt but you wanted to -- but you let detroit go bankrupt. you, he said, took detroit into bankruptcy and he said that is precisely what i wanted and that's what ultimately happened. but, diane, there's a little bit of a half truth here. it is true that under president obama's plan chrysler and general motors did go through chapter 11 bankruptcy. it was a managed...
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. >> he made the comments during debate. democrats including his quickly criticized his remarks. mitt romney's campaign said the comments don't reflect views.s was a republican senate akin, criticized rape,mments he made about was repeatedly resting -- againstd in 1985 abortion. he said that he was only once.ed >> viewers are invited to submit for the president on facebook page. a spokeswoman for mtv says it out to mitt romney for a similar special, but they have yet to receive a response. 5:37 on this wednesday morning. >> still ahead, the search for a man accused of attacking a in broad daylight in fairfax county. why >> welcomed to the haunted n dickerson, maryland than an e-zed more pass to get through here. good morning, washington. >> it's 5:40. >> adam caskey is chasing storms -- well, not really, in county.ry .othing on the radar >> i am chasing storms away. sleeves and it's even 6:00 in the morning. is a sign of what's to come for later on today. at the new carrollton metro cloudy.it's fairly come on. one more time. traffic is picking up a little. 60 degrees already this
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debat debates. experience. >> rick santorum spent more time and effort than any other candidate to win iowa voters. with two days to go until the caucuses he may be peaking at exactly the right time. >> day with us for complete coverage of the iowa caucus. our senior political reporter will be reporting live from des moines. one more political note. as the iowa results pour in the president is set it address his supporters there. president obama will speak via skype. it will be hours after he returns from his christmas vacation. the president and first family will be flying back it d.c. from hawaii late tomorrow afternoon. the start of the new year has brought system changes to our region. new laws and fees are in effect. abortion clinics in virginia must adhere to stricter guidelines similar it hospital surgery centers. and drivers using dulles toll road must pay an extra quarter at the main tollgate and five cent bag tax is in effect in montgomery county. still to come on abc 7 news, why power bal
debat debates. experience. >> rick santorum spent more time and effort than any other candidate to win iowa voters. with two days to go until the caucuses he may be peaking at exactly the right time. >> day with us for complete coverage of the iowa caucus. our senior political reporter will be reporting live from des moines. one more political note. as the iowa results pour in the president is set it address his supporters there. president obama will speak via skype. it will be...
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and this morning, mitt romney, riding high from his debate win wednesday. president obama fighting back, prising to do better at the next debate. the questions right now, is this really a new race? how much of a difference will this morning's jobs report make? david muir is with mitt romney in harrisonburg, virginia. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning to you. both campaigns awaiting the new jobs report this morning. the president hoping for good numbers as he tries to turn the page on that debate performance this week. as mitt romney in virginia looks to build on his momentum. overnight here, the key battleground of virginia, mitt romney on a different stage. but it was that debate stage 24 hours earlier, still on his mind. >> last night, i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very different visions for the country. >> reporter: deafening cheers and a swelling crowd of a debate performance that's rallied republicans. paul ryan, taking away from his own debate prep. >> last night, america got to see the man i know. a
and this morning, mitt romney, riding high from his debate win wednesday. president obama fighting back, prising to do better at the next debate. the questions right now, is this really a new race? how much of a difference will this morning's jobs report make? david muir is with mitt romney in harrisonburg, virginia. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning to you. both campaigns awaiting the new jobs report this morning. the president hoping for good numbers as he tries to turn the...
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it was one of those kind of unexpected debates. because i think everybody thought that it was going to be a pile-up and that mitt romney's car would be right in middle of it. but it appeared that everybody was a little hesitant if not timid of going after him directly. i think everyone who watched the debate was surprised by that. >> how do you explain that? >> you know, i don't explain it. it's inexplicable. the person who's clearly the front-runner who has leads not only in new hampshire but surprisingly in south carolina, who could well be on his way to running the tables in the first several states and if that happens, it will be very difficult to catch up to him because it will create an imbalance. in not only the financial contributions, but the momentum. the media has a lot of driving the sense of the inevitable. whether we like it or not, believe me i have been on the receiving end of that, i know what that can mean. as a result, it was almost, just critical that the other candidates did what they could do to dent up his ca
it was one of those kind of unexpected debates. because i think everybody thought that it was going to be a pile-up and that mitt romney's car would be right in middle of it. but it appeared that everybody was a little hesitant if not timid of going after him directly. i think everyone who watched the debate was surprised by that. >> how do you explain that? >> you know, i don't explain it. it's inexplicable. the person who's clearly the front-runner who has leads not only in new...
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i should point out that romney is here with his family, awaiting the results here tonight. and they tell me he's preparing for saturday night's abc news debate. >> okay, david, thanks to you. and now let us turn to abc was' jon karl with more news. jon? >> reporter: diane, we are here at the ron paul headquarters. i've spoken with the ron paul campaign. they think they can win here tonight. in fact, they're already setting up to shoot a campaign commercial here at what they hope will be a victory celebration. an astounding turnaround. and why are they confident? why do the other campaigns fear ron paul? well, it's his supporters. we were out with the paul brigades here. these are the mostly young supporters who are out there, who say this is a movement. this is more than a campaign. they look ron paul and his message of personal liberty. leeflizing drugs, cutting taxes, rolling back the war on terror. and they will support him no matter what. but here's the challenge for him. first of all, those supporters have no second choice. it's ron paul or nobody. but many of the peop
i should point out that romney is here with his family, awaiting the results here tonight. and they tell me he's preparing for saturday night's abc news debate. >> okay, david, thanks to you. and now let us turn to abc was' jon karl with more news. jon? >> reporter: diane, we are here at the ron paul headquarters. i've spoken with the ron paul campaign. they think they can win here tonight. in fact, they're already setting up to shoot a campaign commercial here at what they hope...
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we have two debates back to back this weekend. this is theast chance to a number of candidates realize they have to make their case not only for themselves but against the leader. >> romney iway ahead polls in new hampshire, but as mar said, new hampshire is a quirky place. ask walter mondale or both george bushes -- >> or hillary. >> no repepublican caidate has ever won both iowa and new hampshire at -- >> you can still win by ling or lose by winning, like lyndon johnson or even bush and buchanan in 1992 where buchanan was send but he won the moral victory. it depends on the margin between romney and whoever is second. if it is santorum and and he comes within single digitits, it will be seen as a santorum victory. >> remember bill clinton, tsongas -- >> comeback kid. it is all about expectations and the margin. it is not necessarily the order of finish, excepthat santorum has to show that he can beat ron paul and allhe others. >> you wonder about the ron paul factor. the slogan is "live a free or die." apparently this is ron pau
we have two debates back to back this weekend. this is theast chance to a number of candidates realize they have to make their case not only for themselves but against the leader. >> romney iway ahead polls in new hampshire, but as mar said, new hampshire is a quirky place. ask walter mondale or both george bushes -- >> or hillary. >> no repepublican caidate has ever won both iowa and new hampshire at -- >> you can still win by ling or lose by winning, like lyndon...
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a new poll from the pew research center taken after the debate, shows romney has pulled ahead among likely voters. the president's acknowledged he wasn't on his a game at the showdown. >> after the debate, i had folks come up, don't be so polite. don't be so nice. >> reporter: but his campaign insists his performance didn't change the fundamentals of the race. >> what was being presented wasn't leadership -- that's salesmanship. >> reporter: the narrowing polls are making some democrats nervous. so the pressure is on vice president biden in his debate tomorrow night against paul ryan. republicans say paul ryan will be ready for battle. rob, sunny, back to you. >> karen, thanks a lot. tomorrow, the candidates for vice president who will meet face to face. our own martha raddatz will moderate. abc will carry it live. it all kicks off at 9:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow night. >>> the federal government is suing wells fargo bank in new york for thousand of loan defaults spanning the last decade. the lawsuit claims wells fargo falsely certified that its loans met the requirements necessary for gover
a new poll from the pew research center taken after the debate, shows romney has pulled ahead among likely voters. the president's acknowledged he wasn't on his a game at the showdown. >> after the debate, i had folks come up, don't be so polite. don't be so nice. >> reporter: but his campaign insists his performance didn't change the fundamentals of the race. >> what was being presented wasn't leadership -- that's salesmanship. >> reporter: the narrowing polls are...
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we're happy to have a substantive debate. but we need some substance on the other side. >> you know if i could just respond to that, jake, look, let's look at the contrast of these two campaigns. i'm sorry, congressman ryan was down in florida yesterday, talking about medicare which is a very important issue, it's a very important cost of living issue, for millions of seniors. at the same time, vice president biden was talking about people being put back in chains. you take governor romney who's actually talking about coal and how the coal industry is vital for those people in ohio whose jobs depend on it. but also part of a above-all energy policy in this country, and also talking about medicare and also putting people back to work in the country. at the same time, president obama is talking to disc jockey in new mexico about what his favorite chili is. i mean, this selection about big things and they're focused on very small things. i think, come november, we're going to be in a better position with the american electorate.
we're happy to have a substantive debate. but we need some substance on the other side. >> you know if i could just respond to that, jake, look, let's look at the contrast of these two campaigns. i'm sorry, congressman ryan was down in florida yesterday, talking about medicare which is a very important issue, it's a very important cost of living issue, for millions of seniors. at the same time, vice president biden was talking about people being put back in chains. you take governor...
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. >> first lady arrives today and mitt romney is using the week to prepare for the upcoming debates. >> gordon peterson and scott thuman will be at the democratic convention in charlotte. they will have reports at 5:00 6:00 and 11:00. >> president obama will head to louisiana to visit with victims of hurricane isaac today. that region is still dealing with floodwaters from the storm. we have a look at the damage and latest. >> the president will campaign in toledo before taking a break to go to louisiana. he will talk to residents in louisiana one of the areas hardest hit by hurricane isaac. house after house, block after block this is what some residents are coming home to. all they can do is watch and wait for the water it recede. >> our roof pretty much came off. the water leaked in. it took down our ceilings took out the furniture. totaled the house. >> realization is just setting in for many. for others rebuilding is under. >> it is what it is. >> president obama will get a firsthand look at the damage visiting one of the hardest hit areas he has promised to help the people tphr
. >> first lady arrives today and mitt romney is using the week to prepare for the upcoming debates. >> gordon peterson and scott thuman will be at the democratic convention in charlotte. they will have reports at 5:00 6:00 and 11:00. >> president obama will head to louisiana to visit with victims of hurricane isaac today. that region is still dealing with floodwaters from the storm. we have a look at the damage and latest. >> the president will campaign in toledo before...
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. >> it's not a good debater, it's that i articulate the deepest felt values of the american people. >> in a stunning setback for mitt romney finishing a distant second and comparing gingrich to president obama. >> george stephanopoulos joins us live this morning to break down the results. >>> "gma" exclusive. we talked to that brave 9-year-old girl who broke free from an alleged kidnapper. calling 911 from a convenience store. we go inside her harrowing ordeal and what gave her the strength to break free. >>> like a hole in the head. in fact, exactly like a hole in the head. the x-ray that everyone is talking about this morning. how did this guy survive a nail lodged in his brain and how it took him more than 24 hours. >>> and could it be a farewell kiss from a rose? seal and heidi klum hit a sour note. friends say they're struggling to save their own seven-year marriage. but it could be the end of one of hollywood's happiest couples. >>> good morning, everybody. everybody is talking right now about newt gingrich, this is a candidate who has been written off repeatedly. aboned by hi
. >> it's not a good debater, it's that i articulate the deepest felt values of the american people. >> in a stunning setback for mitt romney finishing a distant second and comparing gingrich to president obama. >> george stephanopoulos joins us live this morning to break down the results. >>> "gma" exclusive. we talked to that brave 9-year-old girl who broke free from an alleged kidnapper. calling 911 from a convenience store. we go inside her harrowing...
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. >> reporter: key huge debate question two. how mean for mitt romney? will romney go after his new chief rival, rick santorum, or leave that to his new friend, john mccain? >> earmark spending is the gateway to corruption. senator santorum and i have a strong disagreement. a strong disagreement that he believes that earmark and pork barrel projects are good for america. i think it's wrong for america. >> reporter: huge debate question three, who has the gingrich gaze? will newt be all-anti-romney all the time? or will he try to take on rick santorum? he has hinted at a nonaggression pact. >> we find ourselves in the awkward but happy position of being competitors. >> reporter: but sometimes, he can't help himself. >> if you think of us as partners, he would clearly, in his historical experience, be the junior partner. >> reporter: two big endorsements to report this morning. first, that endorsement for jon huntsman from "the boston globe," mitt romney's home state paper. there's an endorsement from mitt romney, from a buchanan. not from pat buchanan, bu
. >> reporter: key huge debate question two. how mean for mitt romney? will romney go after his new chief rival, rick santorum, or leave that to his new friend, john mccain? >> earmark spending is the gateway to corruption. senator santorum and i have a strong disagreement. a strong disagreement that he believes that earmark and pork barrel projects are good for america. i think it's wrong for america. >> reporter: huge debate question three, who has the gingrich gaze? will...
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. >> so let the debate begin. governor romney, we'll begin with you. we just saw 200,000 new jobs created last month. and there are optimists who say this is the signal this economy is finally turning around. are you with those optimists? >> i'm an optimist and i certainly hope it turns around. we have millions of people who have been suffering too long. 25 million people that are out of work or stopped looking for work, and also a lot of people who have got part-time jobs and need full-time employment. so it's very good news. i hope we continue to see good news. but it's not thanks to president obama. his policies have made the recession deeper and his policies have made the recovery more tepid. as a result of everything from obama care to dodd/frank to a stimulus plan not as well directed as it should have been to a whole host of new regulations put on american businesses, he's made it harder for small entrepreneurs and big businesses to invest in america and grow jobs here. the president is going to try to take responsibility for things getting bett
. >> so let the debate begin. governor romney, we'll begin with you. we just saw 200,000 new jobs created last month. and there are optimists who say this is the signal this economy is finally turning around. are you with those optimists? >> i'm an optimist and i certainly hope it turns around. we have millions of people who have been suffering too long. 25 million people that are out of work or stopped looking for work, and also a lot of people who have got part-time jobs and need...
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romney, glenn hubbard and economist diane swonk. plus -- >> scurrilous accusations are profoundly hurtful. >> how did mammograms become a political football? that and the rest of the week's politics and some super bowl predictions from our powerhouse roundtable, george will, arianna huffington, matthew dowd and dana loesch. >> it's "your voice, your vote" reporting from abc election headquarters, george stephanopoulos. >> good morning, everyone. this year's race for the white house came into clear focus this week as president obama got his best economic news in months, and mitt romney secured his claim to the nomination with back-to-back landslides. that big win in florida tuesday and yesterday in nevada with about 70% of the caucus vote counted so far, romney's at 48%. newt gingrich has 23%, and right on his heels, texas congressman ron paul, and he joins us now. congressman paul, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> you know, you're in third place right now fighting for second in nevada, but yo
romney, glenn hubbard and economist diane swonk. plus -- >> scurrilous accusations are profoundly hurtful. >> how did mammograms become a political football? that and the rest of the week's politics and some super bowl predictions from our powerhouse roundtable, george will, arianna huffington, matthew dowd and dana loesch. >> it's "your voice, your vote" reporting from abc election headquarters, george stephanopoulos. >> good morning, everyone. this year's...
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debates. and experience. >> reporter: rick santorum spent more time and effort than any other republican candidates to win over iowa voters. and with just two days to go before the caucus he's may be peaking at exactly the right time. rob, paula. >> of course when you peak there comes the bulls eye on your back. romney taking a few swipes. >> that's the knife in your back. >> get that thing out of there. took a few swipes. another career politician. i'm the business guy. economy in a bad spot. elect me. kind of more proof that santorum is rising. >> going after his record. he has been able to fly under the radar a long time. really do the caucuses matter that much. remember who won in 2008, do you? dig back? >> mike huckabee. >> i don't know if any of you remembered. it was. >> he didn't win. >> no. >> iowa is big but not everything. just days now, the political focus will shift from iowa to new hampshire. in five days abc news will host the gop new hampshire debate. which will again be modera
debates. and experience. >> reporter: rick santorum spent more time and effort than any other republican candidates to win over iowa voters. and with just two days to go before the caucus he's may be peaking at exactly the right time. rob, paula. >> of course when you peak there comes the bulls eye on your back. romney taking a few swipes. >> that's the knife in your back. >> get that thing out of there. took a few swipes. another career politician. i'm the business guy....
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last night's debate may have been the challengers' best chance to shake it up. karen travers, abc news, columbia, south carolina. >> a little wind came out of romney's sails yesterday because it was learned he did not really win the state of iowa. rick santorum won the state of iowa as they went through those results again. so you have to wonder if that kind of hurts his image as the inevitable nominee as things move forward. >> and he spun it, too. when each candidate was asked what's one thing they would take back on the campaign trail, romney said i'd like to go back and get 34 more votes, or however many it was he needed to win the caucus. >> but south carolina's a very different state, a little more conservative, too, and some folks down there really don't like the idea, they feel like mitt romney's being shoved down their throats. they like to be kind of the rebel state a little bit. so that could pave the way for santorum or gingrich -- >> they're getting their money's weather. >> that's right. never dull. >>> president obama has one eye on the election c
last night's debate may have been the challengers' best chance to shake it up. karen travers, abc news, columbia, south carolina. >> a little wind came out of romney's sails yesterday because it was learned he did not really win the state of iowa. rick santorum won the state of iowa as they went through those results again. so you have to wonder if that kind of hurts his image as the inevitable nominee as things move forward. >> and he spun it, too. when each candidate was asked...
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until his stellar performance in the first debate. we didn't believe in him. that took its toll on mitt romney. >> four years ago, voters wanted to make history. this time around they wanted to make a difference. they wanted to make a difference in terms of somebody they felt was on their side to create jobs, somebody, health care, keep the country safe and sound. this is amazing. >> he has some immense challenges ahead. there are huge divides in this country. he has not healed them. if he is going to have a second term that is going to be successful. he has to figure out a way to heal the divide. >> analysis will continue for days and weeks now, post election. all right, coming up next from legalizing marijuana to same-sex marriage, key ballot measures decided around the country. >> also, after more than 500 days -- can you believe it -- the speeches that capped the long campaign. it is all coming up on "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> welcome back, everybody. time to hear more now from the c
until his stellar performance in the first debate. we didn't believe in him. that took its toll on mitt romney. >> four years ago, voters wanted to make history. this time around they wanted to make a difference. they wanted to make a difference in terms of somebody they felt was on their side to create jobs, somebody, health care, keep the country safe and sound. this is amazing. >> he has some immense challenges ahead. there are huge divides in this country. he has not healed...
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along with debate prep, president obama and challenger mitt romney are both in full-out campaign mode. abc's karen travers looks at the candidates, crisscrossing on the trail. >> reporter: good morning, john. good morning, sunny. we are going to be seeing a lot of this over the next 5 1/2 weeks. on wednesday it was ohio. yesterday it was virginia where both president obama and mitt romney were campaigning for votes. president obama stumped for votes in virginia beach. an area with a large military population. >> it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle-class. >> reporter: while mitt romney reached out to veterans in the critical northern virginia suburbs. >> we will make sure and restore our economy and put people back to work, get rising take home pay again. we are going to make sure we have a military that is second to none. i will do those things. >> reporter: right now the president has the edge in the key battleground states include vag va where he is ahead by 4 points. r
along with debate prep, president obama and challenger mitt romney are both in full-out campaign mode. abc's karen travers looks at the candidates, crisscrossing on the trail. >> reporter: good morning, john. good morning, sunny. we are going to be seeing a lot of this over the next 5 1/2 weeks. on wednesday it was ohio. yesterday it was virginia where both president obama and mitt romney were campaigning for votes. president obama stumped for votes in virginia beach. an area with a large...
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they had a debate last night. i watched most of it. you know, i never thought i would miss jon huntsman. and i was right. i didn't. mitt romney said a funny thing last night. he said, i grew up in the real streets of america. yes. the real streets, where people pull up next to you and ask if you have any gray poupon. and if you don't, god help you. at the begins of the debate, each candidate got a chance to introduce themselves. they do this all the time. and to liven it up, we took the introductions and used google translate to translate it into chinese. and then, used babblefish to transtranslate it into dutch. we asked them to keep it short. and here's an example. i am the support weekend of the patriots. and i've been honored this evening. am your mediator. santorum, leave we senators. >> i'm rick santorum. and i want people of the low countries of their hospitality, riding for our seven children. and people of iowa, with the smattering slowdown. thank you very much to the people of iowa. >> governor? >> i'm mitt romney. it's good
they had a debate last night. i watched most of it. you know, i never thought i would miss jon huntsman. and i was right. i didn't. mitt romney said a funny thing last night. he said, i grew up in the real streets of america. yes. the real streets, where people pull up next to you and ask if you have any gray poupon. and if you don't, god help you. at the begins of the debate, each candidate got a chance to introduce themselves. they do this all the time. and to liven it up, we took the...